The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-06-01
Z Iiiircii and state.

mcut, yet the Idea OIL union DctWcch
church and stste has always been an
abhorront one, and the people look
with di1trust upon every approach Of
it's ministers to political power or In
nucucc In no one OF the states Is
the Office of the christian minis er
more honorcd than it Is in IeNa'.
Here the people venerate the holy
man Of cod, who Ia, con ccrated his
life t. the work Of making men bet
ter. OF clryatiug the standard Of puri-
IS and huDrlngfor The salvation of
their sou such man viii be pro.
tecioi at any and all ha2llrd- by any
ci,Ileu of Texas, no matter II he be
christian or inhdci. But the con-
verse OF tho proposition j. equally
true. 40 man viii respect tine chris
tan minister who deserts the care OF
the soul, Of mon and addresses hiu-
sell 10 politics, aud especially /. thcir
denuucihuuu OF minister -cyD re-
when 'ney detcctn his political en-
crgy personal ambition such ~ La
cit,r cxhibi.ol during the great re-
bellion in heaven They viii then
promptly strip his robe from him
aud give him TO undorstand that the
two characters of chr -'ian teacher
and political leader will not
work together in one person.
They IRE homogeneous and
dscoriant clements and tneir iuxta.
pro-ilion produces Only confusion. un
r,,t and evil OF all kinda. 1t lily be-
iit. tho lcrcd character OF tho mini--
tor Of God to resort TO the tricks
schemes and enterprises so commonly
seen in polite, and without which no
new or oppo iiion party j. ever butt
up. Dark lnutorni,m knownOthiUg-
ism aud All the -ms from puritaui,m
to FREQ lovcism arc Matched into Ito
md 1uickencd INTO activity by The
yer, quaitics which are turthcst
removed from that which most BELTS
GODS cmbaf sadors on earth.
The ajntcd Dc-lG~M Martyr mircckcd
himself completely in Indiana by ono
brict cscapadc into the forbidden
licl3 OF politics md ,o 81 i'll be with
some ut the gentry OF the cloth in
lcxa.. We buow that the active pur-
-uits Of politics thr ward manipu!a-
tor. the caucus manager, tho wire
puller must wear taco which some
times cNprc,-t- other than the SCENTS
montso of tho heart 80 man can win
ut the ballot box without either per
forming the worb himself or 10y en-
rloyiug others to do it. No matter
how it Is done. IL is done with hi,
knOwlc igc aud consent and often ut
his own suggestion Either !, bad, bad
enough for even the most ruthless.
worldly ambition. rut what
shall we say of it when
1t ia done tor God, by Gods minister's
and op the ial,c plea of serving Iii,
earthly kingdom. Few men relish
the idea of being taught morality and
reli gion by man who is false who
sets up false claim to his considtra
ton and no mau OF any prctentious
to dcccdcy or cloanlnc,s of lie cares
TO soc hi, wife and tender children
led by one who claims to be God S
ambassador only whilo overlapping
political ambition rs wild aud uugov-
crnablo "a, ever Inhabited human
breast, - thc rub OF lite by which he
lives.
We know that iti1 said thar y man
does MOI loose his citizenship when he
dons the vestmcnts Of the church.
Tint is true, but Is It necessary thst
in order b. vindicuto this claim TO
citizenship no must organize new
parties, engineer political campaigns,
and by all the more potrntand wicked
means ofproiC ,,ional polite, seek to
hoodwink tho voter and induce by
unirank and untruthful means that
support which cannot bc won by fair,
open and lcgiumalo measures. Ihcn
too the clerical lash j. II fearful weG-
pom in his hand and it is applied nm.
stiutcdly 20 the backs OF his recalci
trAut flock They must vote as